Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-24
It Makes Him Weary.


pody who likes to buy me oudt p
said Mr.. Dunder as he entered the
Central Station yesterday with a
down-trodden appearance.
"Oh! It's you, is itT queried
Sergeant Bendall as he looked up.
"Got into some fresh trouble, sup
pose Z"
Sergeant, vhas broke all oop.
If l can sell oudt l doan shtay here
two weeks"
Whats the occasion ?"
"Vhell, it makes me feel better if l
tell you. You know keep tele-
phone in my blace; I keep to shpeak
NIT my brewer und to some Alder
mans. Yesterday a man who vhas as
shlick ash grease comes in und says
vhas / Carl Dunder? l vhas. All
right. Mr.. Dunder, der wires vhas
crossed und your telephone doan'
work. Sorry if you vhas troubled,
but I feex him right off. Vhell, he
goes NIT dot phone und taps on der
box, und takes down der trumpet und
says:
"'Hellol Centr al Hello hello
hello yes! l vhas at Carl Dun
der's. Can you hear me nowi Why,
of course if he likes to treat me dot
vhas all right. Nice oldt mans, und
doan' you furget him! Vhell-all
right, goot-pyeF"
"Now, Sergeant, haf to ask him
to take glass of beer, doan' 1? If
| doan' vhas no shentleman, eh ?"
"Go on"
"Vhell, about two hours later Sec
ond man came in. He vhas shlick,
too. Vhas l Carl Dunder? l vhas.
All right. Mr.. Dunder, dot induc-
tion vhas so strong we vhas in peck
of troubles. Let me see how your
telephone vhas. Und he goes oop und
knocks on der box und softly says:
"'Hello Bill, vhas dot you No.
Yes. Perhaps. Why, vhas down
to Carl Dunder's place. second der
motion. can get two hoondred votes
for him for Alderman. Hasn't treat
ed me yet, but he probably will.
Vhell, so long"
"Now, Sergeant, haf to set oop
der beer, doan' l? | feels tickled,
you know, und like to be shentle-
MANS"
IL understand. What else -
"Vhell, some more fellers come, und
l doan' suspects nopody until Shakes
comes home. Den he says it vhas an
old shesnut, und dot / vhas soft in der
headt. Dot makes me madt all oafer.
Pooty queek somepody comes in.
Vhas l Carl Dunder? / vhas. All
right. Say, Mr.. Dunder, when you
ring on der telephone your number
doan' drop in der Office. Please allow
me. Und he goes oop und rings und
calls oudt:
"Vhas dot you, Nellie. All dere,
NELL Does dot number drop down
when | ring Say, vhas you going
oop to der Flats next Sunday. Guess
where | vhas? Not much You
vhas vhay off. vhas down to Carl
-"
"Vhell, Sergeant, dot vhas all |
could shtand. shump on dot feller
und gif him six weeks sickness"
"Good a? honor your pluck.
Sergeant, keep quiet. He doan'
90 AWAY oafer half an hour, When
my telephone rings. Vhas | Carl
Dunder? / vhas. Dis vhas Supt.
Shackson, of der telephone. Mr..
Dunder, you haf almost killed one of
our regular repairers, und like to
say to you dot it cost you more ash
four hoonered dollars p
"Now
"Dot vhas so. / doan' shleep two
winks last night, und my wife says it
Will all come oudt dot vhas Nc
Garigle."
at was a bad mistake"
"Vhell, vhas can dol Shust like
l tells you, nopody vhas two times
alike. / vhas all der time shaking in
my boots, und Shake vhas going into
consumption. Sergeant, if somebody
arrests me let him be very soft und
quiet. vhas so broke oop dot cant
stand some more grief. If you see
Mr.. Shackson tell him how it vhas.
Tell him dot l vhas all turned around
in dis country, und dot eafery time /
kick at some dead-beats he proves to
be shentlemans. Goodbye, Ser
geant! Maybe take some Rough
on some Rats und put an end to all
dis prief."-Free Press.